Yoga Poses
In this pose, you lie flat on your stomach with your hands under your shoulders and press your chest up, looking forward like a snake.
What is Cobra?
What is the main objective of yoga?
What is to balance the mind, body, and spirit?
Whether you dress out or not, this one thing is always required of every student in yoga class.
What is participating / being ready to move your body?
Yoga is about connecting the mind, body, and this.
What is the breath?
This large muscle group on the back of your upper leg is stretched in a forward fold.
What are the hamstrings?
In this pose, both arms are stretched out wide, front knee is bent over the ankle, and your gaze looks forward over your front hand.
What is Warrior 2?
Yoga was introduced to the Western world largely in this century.
What is the 20th century ?
When class is over, you are responsible for doing this to your mat and any props you used.
What is rolling up your mat and putting your mat and props away?
Partner yoga builds this important life skill because you have to communicate and trust the other person.
What is trust (or communication)?
In Tree Pose, this part of your body does the most work to keep you balanced.
What is your core?
You and a partner sit back-to-back, press into each other, and slowly walk your feet out to slide into a seated position as if sitting in an invisible chair together.
What is Partner Chair Pose?
Many yoga pose names like Savasana and Balasana come from this language.
What is Sanskrit?
What is the consequence if someone says “I can’t“ in class?
What is a collective yogi push up?
We usually breathe in and out through this body part during yoga?
What is the nose?
Warrior 1 and Warrior 2 both work this large muscle on the front of your thigh.
What is the quadriceps?
This balancing pose has you on one leg with your body tipped forward, arms and back leg extended so your body forms a letter T.
What is Warrior 3?
The word "asana" originally referred only to this in ancient yoga, not a flowing physical practice.
What is a seated meditation pose?
This one thing is never allowed in the yoga classroom at any time.
What is food/eating?
This pose is often used at very end of yoga class for rest and relaxation
What is Savasana/Corpse pose?
Child's Pose is a gentle stretch for the hips, thighs, and this part of your body.
What is the spine (or lower back)?
In this seated forward fold, you extend both legs straight in front, flex your feet, and reach toward your toes.
What is seated forward fold?
Before yoga became popular in studios and gyms, it was first practiced thousands of years ago on this continent.
What is Asia?
The only time you should be on this during yoga class is if you’re trying to make Ms.Micha famous on TikTok or Instagra.
What is your phone?
Sun Salutations are traditionally done facing this direction, and at this time of day.
What is facing east, in the morning?
Downward Dog lengthens the hamstrings and calves while building strength in these two upper body muscle groups.
What are the shoulders and arms?